Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting

Mc Dermott; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,880 - 312,480; Full time

Job summary

McDermott in Dubai is looking for a Senior Accountant specialized in financial reporting. The successful candidate will manage general ledger entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and collaborate with various teams for month-end closure in the Oil and Energy sector.

This role demands a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, 4-5 years of experience, and familiarity with Oracle and Hyperion tools. Comprehensive benefits and opportunities in a dynamic environment are offered.

Qualifications

• 4 to 5 years of relevant accounting, financial reporting, audit support, or consolidation experience.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating with finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare general ledger entries for month-end close.
• Coordinate with project teams for timely month-end processes.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and account analysis.

Skills

General ledger accounting

Month-end close

Balance sheet reconciliation

Journal entries

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Audit documentation

Oracle

Hyperion Financial Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA qualification

Tools

Oracle

HFM

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting

Job Snapshot: Senior Accountant - Financial Reporting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is an Oil and Energy opportunity for an experienced accounting professional with strong general ledger, month‑end close, balance sheet reconciliation, financial reporting, consolidation, audit support, Oracle, and Hyperion Financial Management expertise.

This role supports accounting accuracy, internal controls, intercompany reconciliation, regulatory reporting, and financial consolidation activities across operating entities in a complex international energy business.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function: Accounting/Finance
Salary: 18000-28000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare general ledger entries for month‑end close in line with accounting policies, reporting schedules, and internal control requirements.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis, and supporting schedules.
• Originate, process, review, and support journal entries for assigned accounts and reporting activities.
• Coordinate with area project teams and finance departments to support a smooth and timely month‑end close process.
• Prepare documentation for internal and external auditors to support quarterly reviews and year‑end audit procedures.
• Collaborate with external auditors during annual audits, quarterly reviews, and related financial reporting requests.
• Ensure accounting activities comply with internal controls, company policies, and reporting guidelines.
• Complete and submit all required non‑tax‑related government reports.
• Support Financial Reporting Seniors in identifying process improvement opportunities and reporting efficiencies.
• Provide cross‑functional support to external financial reporting activities.
• Assist in the coordination, preparation, and execution of internal financial reporting.
• Maintain automated financial statements and recurring financial reports.
• Participate in global consolidation activities for operating entities using HFM reporting applications.
• Support consolidation entries, foreign currency accounting, intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and elimination processes.
• Analyze intercompany, clearing, and suspense accounts to ensure balances are recorded, reconciled, and eliminated correctly each month.
• Assist with consolidation‑related process improvement initiatives and ad hoc financial analyses for management.
• Prepare stand‑alone consolidated financial statements for regulatory or compliance requirements.
• Validate receipts through Oracle or related relational database management systems.
• Support database integration work between SPM, Hexagon, and Oracle systems.
• Validate purchase order line coding to support accurate financial classification and reporting.
• Validate legal entity information in purchase orders to ensure correct accounting treatment and reporting alignment.
• Assist with accounting analysis, issue resolution, reporting requests, and ad hoc finance projects as needed.
• Maintain organized work papers, reconciliations, audit schedules, and supporting documents.
• Work independently on assigned accounting tasks while coordinating effectively with finance, reporting, audit, and project stakeholders.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• CPA qualification is preferred.
• 4 to 5 years of relevant accounting, financial reporting, audit support, consolidation, or general ledger experience.
• Strong knowledge of month‑end close, balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, and account analysis.
• Experience with internal controls, audit documentation, external auditor coordination, and regulatory reporting support.
• Familiarity with HFM, Hyperion Financial Management, Oracle, SPM, Hexagon, or similar financial and project database systems is an advantage.
• Ability to work with financial reporting, regulatory reporting, internal auditors, external auditors, project finance teams, and management stakeholders.
• Strong communication and documentation skills with the ability to interact effectively across multiple levels of staff and management.
• Motivated, self‑directed, results‑driven, and able to take ownership of assigned tasks.
• Deadline‑oriented and willing to work extended hours when required for monthly closing cycles.
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail, neat work papers, and accurate documentation.
• Able to work effectively in a dynamic environment while adapting positively to change.
• Capable of building strong working relationships that support teamwork and collaboration.
• Able to remain calm, professional, positive, and focused when handling challenging financial reporting situations.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Able to work independently while maintaining strong coordination with accounting and reporting teams.

Skills Set

• General ledger accounting
• Month‑end close
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• Account analysis
• Journal entries
• Financial reporting
• Internal financial reporting
• External financial reporting
• Audit documentation
• Internal audit support
• External audit support
• Quarterly reviews
• Year‑end audit support
• Internal controls
• Government reporting
• HFM
• Hyperion Financial Management
• Global consolidation
• Consolidation entries
• Foreign currency accounting
• Intercompany transactions
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Elimination process
• Clearing accounts
• Suspense accounts
• Consolidated financial statements
• Oracle
• Relational database management
• SPM
• Hexagon
• Oracle integration
• Purchase order validation
• PO line coding
• Legal entity validation
• Financial analysis
• Process improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Work paper organization

Why Join Us

This opportunity is ideal for an accounting professional who wants to support financial reporting and consolidation activities within Dubai's Oil and Energy sector. The role offers exposure to month‑end close, global consolidation, HFM reporting, Oracle validation, audit coordination, internal controls, regulatory reporting, and finance systems integration. It is well suited for a detail‑focused Senior Accountant who can combine technical accounting accuracy, deadline discipline, teamwork, and process improvement to support reliable financial reporting.

About the Company

McDermott International, Ltd is a global engineering, procurement, construction, and installation company delivering complex energy infrastructure projects across offshore, subsea, onshore, fabrication, and energy transition markets. With more than 100 years of experience, McDermott supports major Oil and Energy developments through engineering expertise, project execution capability, fabrication strength, marine operations, and disciplined business support functions. Its Dubai operations contribute to regional and international projects where accurate accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, and data integrity are essential to successful project and corporate performance.